Secret
The heated discussion between Merlin and Gwaine reached the climax then diminished as Arthur approached.
Arthur was confused by the whispers and fleeting glances.
"...must tell Arthur... he doesn't need to know..." was the worrying information he had overheard.
Why would Merlin be keeping a secret so big? And away from him especially? He thought he knew Merlin. A simple, funny, charismatic boy from Ealdor, with no father and no self- preservation.
But it was a secret that Arthur was dying to find out. Anyway, how could a secret damage their relationship?
Or could it?
But Arthur was willing to accept it, whatever it would be.
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